Tag: Chinese
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Prisoners on leave: Vietnam veterans and the Golden Age Western
Edward Harvey Missoula, Montana, United States “I think we all died a little in that damn war.”—The Outlaw Josey Wales “So…what have you been up to?” When screening combat Vietnam veterans for post-traumatic stress disorder, I will often ask them about their hobbies or interests, since PTSD often manifests as an inability to find pleasure in…
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Book review: Nobel and Lasker Laureates of Chinese descent: In Literature and Science
Laurence ChanDenver, Colorado, United States Book review: Nobel and Lasker Laureates of Chinese Descent: In Literature and Science, by Todd S Ing, Keith K Lau, Joseph M Chan, Hon-Lok Tang, Angela T Hadsell, and Laurence K Chan (Authors and Editors) This book celebrates notable scholars of Chinese descent with a special focus on the Wolf…
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Drawing blood: Depictions of transfusion in contemporary arts
Diana-Andreea NovaceanuBucharest, Romania The history of blood transfusion has unfolded in stages, first from experiments on animals, then from animal to human, and finally to transfusion between humans. The subject, in all its intricacy, has been captured by medical illustrators and painters throughout the centuries. Over the course of the last decades, attitudes towards blood…